2015 College EPA per Target Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

Expected points added on every pass thrown his way, caught or not. It is our primary receiver rating because it counts the whole result of the target.

How to read it. +0.30 and up is excellent for a wide receiver. Tight ends and running backs usually sit lower because their targets are shorter.

The 2015 leaders: Terry Pettis (+1.30), Keith Rucker (+1.19), Tyler Higbee (+1.16).

EPA per Target

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's rate; the NCAA ranks receivers per game with no reception minimum). 457 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	EPA/Tgt
1	Terry Pettis	WR	MTSU	38	28	+1.30
2	Keith Rucker	TE	GAST	43	39	+1.19
3	Tyler Higbee	TE	WKU	47	38	+1.16
4	Mack Hollins	WR	UNC	41	28	+1.10
5	Jordan Leggett	TE	CLEM	43	34	+1.10
6	Darren Carrington II	WR	ORE	33	25	+1.06
7	Jay Lee	WR	BAY	53	36	+1.05
8	Canaan Severin	WR	UVA	72	54	+1.03
9	Tres Houston	WR	ARST	47	33	+1.00
10	Jamari Staples	WR	LOU	49	35	+1.00
11	Kermit Whitfield	WR	FSU	61	53	+0.99
12	David Glidden	WR	OKST	74	53	+0.98
13	Royce Freeman	RB	ORE	28	24	+0.98
14	Jerome Lane	WR	AKR	56	35	+0.96
15	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	46	33	+0.95
16	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	99	79	+0.95
17	Dwayne Washington	WR	WASH	25	25	+0.95
18	Gary Chambers	WR	ASU	32	24	+0.95
19	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	51	37	+0.94
20	Terenn Houk	WR	BYU	41	31	+0.94
21	Dominique Reed	WR	ARK	43	27	+0.93
22	Dwayne Stanford	WR	ORE	37	27	+0.93
23	Leonte Carroo	WR	RUTG	50	39	+0.93
24	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	56	44	+0.92
25	Michael Thomas	WR	USM	95	62	+0.91
26	Ben McCord	TE	CMU	48	37	+0.90
27	Garrett Brown	WR	AF	37	26	+0.90
28	Cody Tuttle	TE	EMU	42	33	+0.89
29	Trevor Davis	WR	CAL	50	38	+0.89
30	Marcell Ateman	WR	OKST	55	40	+0.88
31	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	93	79	+0.88
32	Brayden Lenius	WR	WASH	33	26	+0.87
33	Ian Sadler	WR	TTU	51	39	+0.86
34	Drew Morgan	WR	ARK	63	55	+0.86
35	Justin Hobbs	WR	TLSA	41	29	+0.86
36	Markell Pack	WR	MISS	33	29	+0.86
37	Hansell Wilson	WR	SJSU	44	34	+0.85
38	Alonzo Moore	WR	NEB	33	23	+0.85
39	Malachi Jones	WR	APP	31	23	+0.85
40	Brandon Reilly	WR	NEB	56	37	+0.85
41	Kody Kohl	TE	ASU	40	30	+0.84
42	Alonzo Russell	WR	TOL	58	33	+0.83
43	Deon Cain	WR	CLEM	46	34	+0.83
44	Devin Lucien	WR	ASU	77	57	+0.83
45	Thomas Duarte	WR	UCLA	79	49	+0.83
46	Joe Mixon	RB	OU	27	25	+0.82
47	J.P. Holtz	TE	PITT	33	24	+0.81
48	JaBryce Taylor	WR	UTSA	45	29	+0.81
49	Jordan Reid	WR	OHIO	58	45	+0.81
50	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC	121	85	+0.80
51	Donovan Harden	WR	GAST	61	35	+0.80
52	Penny Hart	WR	GAST	94	71	+0.80
53	Steve Ishmael	WR	SYR	58	39	+0.79
54	Tyrain Taylor	WR	NMSU	55	39	+0.79
55	Jordan Westerkamp	WR	NEB	81	63	+0.79
56	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	57	42	+0.79
57	Sterling Shepard	WR	OU	97	79	+0.79
58	Adoree' Jackson	WR	USC	24	24	+0.78
59	Christian McCaffrey	RB	STAN	47	41	+0.78
60	Roger Lewis	WR	BGSU	116	82	+0.78
61	Jordan Thompson	WR	WVU	40	28	+0.78
62	Rashard Higgins	WR	CSU	88	66	+0.77
63	Robert Lewis	WR	WSU	50	41	+0.77
64	Rodney Adams	WR	USF	55	39	+0.76
65	Keevan Lucas	WR	TLSA	35	26	+0.75
66	Jesse Kroll	WR	CMU	79	59	+0.75
67	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	USF	28	26	+0.75
68	Anthony Rice	WR	CMU	63	56	+0.74
69	Tim Crawley	WR	SJSU	53	39	+0.74
70	David J. Grinnage	TE	NCSU	33	23	+0.73
71	Fred Brown	WR	MSST	36	25	+0.73
72	Demarcus Ayers	WR	HOU	111	89	+0.73
73	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	79	49	+0.73
74	Ronnie Moore	WR	BGSU	80	67	+0.73
75	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	114	71	+0.73
76	Dontez Ford	WR	PITT	37	23	+0.72
77	Ryan Yurachek	TE	MRSH	45	39	+0.72
78	Mitchell Juergens	WR	BYU	39	32	+0.72
79	Austin Hooper	TE	STAN	46	31	+0.72
80	Allen Lazard	WR	ISU	86	56	+0.72
81	Jordan Payton	WR	UCLA	108	75	+0.72
82	Mark Chapman	WR	CMU	54	43	+0.71
83	Hunter Henry	TE	ARK	64	46	+0.71
84	Devon Cajuste	WR	STAN	35	26	+0.71
85	Jeremy McNichols	RB	BOIS	50	46	+0.71
86	Teddy Ruben	WR	TROY	82	63	+0.71
87	Kolby Listenbee	WR	TCU	45	29	+0.71
88	David Richards	WR	ARIZ	56	41	+0.70
89	Bryce Treggs	WR	CAL	65	41	+0.70
90	Chris Godwin	WR	PSU	96	63	+0.70
91	Henry Krieger-Coble	TE	IOWA	40	32	+0.70
92	Aaron Burbridge	WR	MSU	130	80	+0.70
93	Nelson Spruce	WR	COLO	107	89	+0.69
94	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	72	58	+0.69
95	Shaq Washington	WR	CIN	121	88	+0.68
96	Mekale McKay	WR	CIN	44	25	+0.68
97	J.D. McKissic	WR	ARST	58	49	+0.68
98	Chris Moore	WR	CIN	62	39	+0.68
99	Bug Howard	WR	UNC	45	26	+0.68
100	Cody Core	WR	MISS	48	33	+0.67

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